2- In the closet, next to the black IKEA Billy bookcase, I have placed a small dark brown desk from IKEA (GUSTAV a pull out laptop desk), I will post a picture of the closet and how I organized it once it’s complete.

3- We brought our son’s changing table into the craft room for additional storage and working surface area. It’s great, it’s white and looks good in the space. We bought this for our baby when I was pregnant at www.toysrus.ca , we didn’t know back then, if our baby was going to be a boy or a girl, so we went with a neutral color; white. In the picture below, you can see the changing table next to the window:

4- I like this yellow rug for the craft room, we bought it over a year ago when I was in maternity leave for the baby’s nursery. This rug brightens up the craft room but is too small and looks awkward in the space. We put it back in our son’s bedroom. By the way, we will be tackling his nursery next and turning it into a toddlers bedroom. I need to decide when I will be taking this new project and how much I need saved up.

5- I choose this IKEA rug below (IKEA LUSY BLOM rug) instead for the space, it’s colorful and makes me happy; perfect for my craft room. I bought this rug last summer to create a play area for my son in our dining room, my hub didn’t like it in the space, he said it was; “too girly”, so I kept it in our laundry room. My rug has found a new home.

6- This is how the colorful rug looks under the 2 IKEA desks. I have changed the layout of the desks since, they are still placed in the middle of the craft room for a better flow but are now turned around. Please don’t stare at my ugly parquet flooring I am not a fan of this type of flooring!

This is a peg hook assortment kit we bought at The Home Depot for under $9 , it includes 47 pieces to help you organize your tools. Once I will have organized my tools, I will show you how it looks.

TIPS

Before placing the furniture in the space, draw a layout of the room and write the measurements down. You can then draw the pieces of furniture in another piece of paper, place them in your paper to get an idea of how your new space will look like.  Unfortunately, I didn’t take any pictures of the small paper pieces I drew. Below, is the only picture I have left on my iPhone. You can also look for free apps on the web, they will help you design a room, you just need to know the measurements.

You already know that I can’t spend any money for accessories or decor, so I have to be creative and use things that I already have in our house, such as this cupcake tray. My mom and brother gave me two new cupcake trays for Christmas, so I will be using this old one to hold my accessories. More pictures to come

These pictures below are a sneak peek of DIY projects I have been working on to decorate my craft room. Please stay tuned in the next couple of days, I will be posting about these:

I am happy with how this room is being transformed. This is the only space in our house where I have integrated the color pink. I like this color for my craft/office room, it’s feminine and fresh. During the day, I feel very calm and positive there, which is perfect for DIY projects, reading and writing posts. There is also a lot of light in the afternoon, perfect for taking pictures of my projects. I can’t wait for the room to be ready and share it with you.

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